Comments on: The 21st century can count on wind power’s incredible capacity, say scientists http://www.ewea.org/blog/2012/09/the-21st-century-can-count-on-wind-powers-incredible-capacity-say-scientists/ Breath of fresh air Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:44:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Inspection Software http://www.ewea.org/blog/2012/09/the-21st-century-can-count-on-wind-powers-incredible-capacity-say-scientists/#comment-15441 Inspection Software Thu, 20 Sep 2012 19:20:23 +0000 http://www.ewea.org/blog/?p=3938#comment-15441 It is great to see wind energy industry expanding. The resource availability and potential is truly incredible. And as it is growing, the hopes are that it’s not only the leader in being green and sustainable but also in being safe. So it’s promising to see safety initiatives undertaken around the world, such as the ones by OSHA and Wind Energy Update.

]]> By: Global efforts to improve wind energy safety | Modern Safety http://www.ewea.org/blog/2012/09/the-21st-century-can-count-on-wind-powers-incredible-capacity-say-scientists/#comment-15388 Global efforts to improve wind energy safety | Modern Safety Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:55:48 +0000 http://www.ewea.org/blog/?p=3938#comment-15388 [...] GW. Of that amount, the EU attributed to 94 GW, according to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). Moreover, “the European Commission expects wind energy to be the leading electricity generating [...]

]]> By: Dr.A.Jagadeesh http://www.ewea.org/blog/2012/09/the-21st-century-can-count-on-wind-powers-incredible-capacity-say-scientists/#comment-15318 Dr.A.Jagadeesh Mon, 17 Sep 2012 10:05:02 +0000 http://www.ewea.org/blog/?p=3938#comment-15318 Yes. Among the Renewables wind power has been the most successful one.
Dr.A.Jagadeesh Nellore(AP),India
Wind Energy Expert
E-mail: anumakonda.jagadeesh@gmail.com

]]> By: Brian Lind http://www.ewea.org/blog/2012/09/the-21st-century-can-count-on-wind-powers-incredible-capacity-say-scientists/#comment-15303 Brian Lind Mon, 17 Sep 2012 04:29:33 +0000 http://www.ewea.org/blog/?p=3938#comment-15303 When factoring the economics, a key component that I believe is not yet fully appreciated by many is the significance of operations and maintenance cost. Undeniably the wind turbines are costing more to maintain than was previously imagined. It will be incumbent upon all of us to think thru what commercially viable alternatives which improve the Total Cost of Ownership that we can deploy to increase the longevity of these machines.

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